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VarietyVariety ClubClub NewsNews XtraXtra Autumn 2009 Outstanding Olympians 2008 Olympic Handover miniature sheet missing the shiny uv varnished Olympic rings that normally stretch over the background of the entire sheet, affecting every stamp. Previously unrecorded and possibly unique, making it amongst the rarest of all GB missing colour errors ..................... £6,500 Bonkers Booklet Type 7(10) Olympic cover, Questa 10 x 2nd booklet, pane shows a slightly diagonally downwards perforation shift of between 6.5 and 8mm on every stamp. A few minor wrinkles, presumably occurring when the pane was misperforated, but barely detracting from a spectacular exhibition quality item ...... £950 Peachy Pane OCP/PVA 1p +1p/1½p + 1½p, missing phosphor. Previously unrecorded and possibly unique, perfs are good all around apart from the lower-left corner of one 1½p which is slightly trimmed. A very important find [DP2/N] ..................... £2950 2003 Birds of Prey 1st AOP se-tenant block of 10, bottom row of 5 Birds stamps missing brownish grey Queen’s heads and values, all stamps also missing phosphor. One stamp in the top row has a bonus error of a small B.Alan Ltd Bonanza oval litho flaw! Rare [2327ab] ............................................................ £1750 2 Pinewood Avenue ◆ Sevenoaks ◆ Kent ◆ TN14 5AF ◆ UK Tel: 01732 743387 ◆◆◆ Fax: 01732 465651 ◆◆◆ E-mail: [email protected] WELCOME Welcome to Variety Club News Xtra. The list is split into two main parts, the latest issues as supplied on our recent S distribution new issue sendings towards the back and nearer the front a selection of items chosen from stock including interesting and better items, most of which are more elusive, and some of which are one off pieces that do not fall within the scope of standard catalogues, making them highly desirable and extremely unlikely to be offered again. Prices range from just a few pounds to several hundreds, hopefully offering a little something for every collector, whatever their budget or interest. This selection represents just a small selection of many similar items from our stock, so if you don’t see what you are looking for here, why not let us know? It’s quite possible we might have that special item you have been hunting for, tucked away in one of our stockbooks. Condition Terms of Business All items offered in this list are offered in fresh and fine mint condi- All items priced in this list were in stock at the time of publication, tion, unless otherwise stated. Single stamps, coil strips and booklets and are offered strictly subject to availability. We reserve the right are all supplied unmounted mint, with good perfs all round. to vary prices without notice, subject to prevailing market rates. If goods ordered have increased in price, they are supplied on Catalogue Numbering the basis of being returnable for a full and immediate refund, if Catalogue numbers for each item are included in italic type con- we are notified within 10 days of receipt. All items supplied by tained in square brackets at the end of each description. Dependent us are guaranteed genuine. They remain the property of B.Alan upon the category, different catalogues have been used to aid identi- Ltd, until paid for in full. fication. The relevant catalogues are detailed below: Payment Commemoratives: Stanley Gibbons GB Concise 2009 unless prefixed “Spec” when GB Specialised Vol 3 (11th edition) or Full payment must be included with your order, unless you are an Vol 5 (3rd Edition) have been used. established account customer. We accept payment by cash, cheque, Wildings & pre-decimal Regionals: Stanley Gibbons GB Special- credit or debit cards – Access, American Express, Delta, Eurocard, ised Vol 3 (11th Edition) Mastercard, Maestro, Switch or Visa. To pay by card, please quote the full card number, expiry date, security code, issue number Machins, Booklets, Castle High Values & Decimal Regionals: and starting date (Switch only), and name and address of the Connoisseur Catalogue Online edition cardholder as shown on your statement. Key Overseas customers ✪ An illustration of this item is included. We prefer payment by credit or debit card as listed above, cheque drawn on a U.K. bank or by cash in pounds sterling. Unfortu- Buying nately we are no longer able to accept Eurocheques as UK banks We are always keen to purchase similar items to those included in this have stopped procesing these. If payment must be made in a list to add to our extensive stocks. We are particularly on the look out foreign currency or by cheque drawn on an overseas bank, please for errors and unusual items, or earlier key printings, major errors, add £10 (or the equivalent) to cover the bank costs we incur in booklets and collections – we make immediate, highly competitive converting this. offers and ensure prompt settlement. If you have something that you Spread Payment think we might be interested in, why not give us a call – we would be We are happy to consider spread payment on orders in excess off delighted to hear from you. £500.00 to assist larger purchases from the special items section Acknowledgements only. Payment would normally be split over 2 or 3 months, depend- Numbering systems used for both booklets and panes in the vending ent on the items and value involved, and the goods would be des- and prestige booklet sections, and for panes and type classifications patched upon receipt of the final payment. For further details, or to in the window booklet section are copyright of the Modern British discuss specific requirements, please call us. Philatelic Circle (Membership Secretary A.J.Wilkins, 3 Buttermere Close, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3SD, U.K.) and repro- Postage and Packing duced with their permission. Acknowledgement of copyright is Inland: Orders over £60 are supplied post free by first class also given to D.G.A.Myall (2 Elizabeth Avenue, Bridport, Dorset, mail (orders of over £250 are sent by Signed For DT6 5BA, U.K.) for his use of “S”, “N” and “I” series coding for Recorded Delivery and over £1,000 by Special De- short, notched and inset phosphor bands. livery Post) and are fully insured. Please allow 75p on orders below £60. If you specifically require an How to Order order to be posted by a premium service when less Many of the items in the special section of this list are one-off’s and than the above limits please add £1.20 for Signed For therefore subject to availability. To ensure obtaining that special item Recorded Delivery or £5.00 for Special Delivery. that you just can’t live without, early ordering is advised. If you in- Europe: Airmail £1.60, Registered airmail £5.25 tend to pay by cheque, a phone call to check to see whether an item Overseas: Airmail £3.00, Registered airmail £6.25 is still available is advised. If it is still unsold, we are happy to put a hold on an item for 3 days, pending receipt of a cheque. We are happy to accept orders for 10 items or less by phone on 01732 743387, but prefer orders for more than 10 items in writing. These may be made either by post on the order form on the back page, by fax on 01732 465651 or by e-mail to [email protected]. If you use the invoice section of VCN Xtra, we will happily send you another copy, free of charge, if requested when your order totals £60 or more. Copies are available to purchase at 60p for those requiring another copy, whose orders total below this level. 2 VARIETY CLUB NEWS ‘XTRA ● AUTUMN 2009 JUST ARRIVED Improved Security 1st All Over Phosphor Error A few of the Series SAM 16 British Design Classics 2 Mini mixed commem definitive booklets have been found with a very good all over phosphor wash affecting the left vertical pair of the Improved Security 1st stamps. The remaining stamps in the booklet are normal. This is the first error of this type we have seen in many years Stock is extremely limited and we can offer both single stamps from the booklet and a few complete booklets in both plain and cylinder configuration. 1st 2B Gold All over phosphor, supplied in a horizontal pair with normal copy (FIW1AOP) ............................................... 35.00 1st x 6 booklet, containing two copies of the AOP error Plain book ...................................................................................... 70.00 Improved Security Code R Cyl W1W1W1W1W1W1 book ....................................................... 72.50 1st & 2nd Self-adhesive Coils Despite Royal Mail’s insistance that coil issues of the improved security 1st and 2nd NVI stamps would not be issued, rolls of 10,000 stamps, intended for large mail order houses, went on sale during July. The rolls, only available from Royal Mail Direct at a cost of £6,900, include stamps unique to this source. They show the hidden code letter “R” for Roll in the top right corner. Like previous self-adhesive rolls of 10k, they are on a yellow waxy backing paper and have a number inkjet printed on the reverse, once every 10 stamps counting down as you get nearer the centre of the roll to let the user now how stamps remain. The stamps are printed by De La Rue and, for the first time for this printer have Type 2 security slits , with the interruption at top and bottom of the “U” shape. Improved Security Code Letter R –De La Rue Gravue, OFNP/SAN 1st 2B & 2nd CB Pair of mint singles [FID4 & SID3] .................. 3.50 Pair of coil strips of 5 [CISAF1, CISAS1] .... 14.00 Pair of coil strips of 5, with inkjet number printed on reverse of fifth stamp [CISAF1a, CISAS1a] ....................................